Author: daylerogers
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You Don’t Know If You Like ‘Em Till You Try ‘Em
“I wanna purple!” The plaintive cry of a four-year-old could have been easily misconstrued for something of incredible importance. Her tears were real, and her need seemed to be as well. She wanted a purple jelly bean. We spent time with some friends and family, and John, being the consummate Papa, pulled out all the…
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We’re Back!
I am not now, nor have I ever been, a gardener. Working in the yard is one of those necessary activities that keeps the local HOA off our backs. We give them so many more things to grumble about as it is. We’ve been dealing with this patch of weeds/crabgrass/unwanted stuff in our back yard…
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Too Little Of This, Too Much Of That
If anyone tried to make en epic movie about disasters and the human condition, all they’d have to do is film what’s going on across the U.S. today. From raging hurricanes and flooding in the south and east to devastating fires in the west, our country has experienced a plethora of natural catastrophes…
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Beautiful Unity For The Beautiful Game
It’s the end of baseball season, beginning of football and soon basketball will begin its forever run. I love soccer. All six kids played, and the grands are now filling the ranks of those engaged in the beautiful game. It took Americans awhile to get onboard with what the rest of the world calls football.…
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Washington Can’t Make Us Better
Stephen Paddock had his fifteen minutes of infamy. A millionaire gambler who appeared to have it all made the decision to play judge, jury and executioner for a group of people he didn’t know. What goes through the mind of someone who instigates the deadliest mass shooting in US history? What does it take to…
Tip of My Iceberg 